2022-12-30 14:38 UTC
@smellythief@mstdn.party I don't think US local, state, or federal governments will launch and operate instances to do anything more than host official accounts.
Moderating non-official speech by individuals would violate the First Amendment's prohibition of government regulation of speech even with Sect. 230's protections for hosting entities like ISPs.
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@smellythief@mstdn.party 2022-12-30 15:38
@femme_mal@mstdn.social I don't think they will either, but also not sure it would be a bad idea. With all the talk of Twitter as a public square and the associated concerns about it being privately held, national instances make a certain sort of sense. Verification could be tied to a national ID. Re: 1A, the FCC already limits speech around certain topics for OTA broadcasts. New laws or carve-outs could allow limiting at least amplification of messages that denigrate protected classes of people, for eg.